liz wrote:You have all come up with so many great ideas for hanging and swinging toys.
I have a problem and maybe a younger mind can come up with a solution.
Since I am housebound my only idea for a tree was to put a big tree branch in a Christmas tree stand. I protect the stand by wrapping it in news paper.
I can't put news paper under the spreading branch to protect the floor because my daughter has a boxer puppy that uses any newspaper. Right now I have news paper in a big laundry basket under the swing area but sometimes they still miss.
Rachel won't give up the puppy. I can't give up the tree. Myrtle spends most of her day playing on that tree and now Rambo has ventured onto it. It took him so long of watching Myrtle that I believe he has never had such a thing before in his life. It would be cruel to take it away.
I thought about hanging an umbrella under the most active part but have not quite figured the logistics of it yet. I also thought about building something similar on their play patio. It would take up some of their flat space though.
Any ideas?
I dont know how high your tree is but could you put a small table under it and the newspaper on top of that? Just elevate the newspaper so the puppy cant get to it... Not necesarily putting the hole tree on a table (although maybe that could work too?) just put a small table or a storage box under the branches that are sticking out and put newspaper on top of it. And hey, who doesnt need more storage space???
